GUUUYYYSSS, Fiction No Chaser tagged me in the Song Requests challenge and I’m so excited for this. I already add theme songs to all my book reviews and I create bookish playlists, because I am also that nerd who hears a song and thinks “OMG this is so [Insert Character Name Here]”. I hope you like my song & book picks!

Rules:

Listen to tagger’s song requests! After you’re done listening to the three songs the person who tagged you has chosen, choose a book that you think best goes along with that song and tell us why you chose it!

Request 3 songs of your own! Give any three songs (and your corresponding book choices that think go well with said song) you want for your taggers to listen and respond to!

Tag 5 people!

Fiction No Chaser’s Songs:

1.”Longshot” by Catfish and the Bottlemen

This is DEF Ronan and Adam and has The Raven King written all over it. I looooove this.

Go, ahead and tell me you got all you wantFiver says you’re wrongAnd I suppose you’ve come down to help meMove things along

And we lapped it up and we’re wise enough to knowHow it goes to get me honeyBut we’re wise enough to knowHow it goes to get me honey‘Cause we know this feeling all a little too well

Listen, the distance between us, could’ve took a whileOnce we closed that difference, you turned up like a friend of mineEvery once in a while, the little things make me smileAs if one of our longshots paid off

2. “Here’s to the Heartache” by Nothing More

This song is so dark and emo and reminds me of Cat and Cole from This Mortal Coil.

What if I told you life was built to break?
What if I warned you, you can’t outrun your fate?

So here’s to the heartache
Here’s to the mistakes
We’ll drink to all the years, the tears
That led to this place
So here’s to the heartache

Here’s to the dark days
It’s been a long wait
We’ll drink to all the years, the tears
That led to this place

3. “Lydia” by Highly Suspect

This is Marjorie singing to Merry in A Head Full of Ghosts. This book is so sick and twisted and it matched the vibes of this song so well.

Black ocean, cold and darkI am the hungry shark, fast and merciless

I’ve seen better days
So unafraid in my youth
I can’t breathe, much less believe the truth

My muscles will contract, your bones will crack
It’s just a fact cause I am here to win this fight

My Songs

1. “This Is Gospel” by Panic! At the Disco

This song will forever remind me of the Shadowhunter world.

This is gospel for the fallen onesLocked away in permanent slumberAssembling their philosophiesFrom pieces of broken memories

The gnashing teeth and criminal tongues conspire against the oddsBut they haven’t seen the best of us yet

If you love me let me goIf you love me let me go

‘Cause these words are knives that often leave scarsThe fear of falling apartAnd truth be told, I never was yours

2. “Love Like Revenge” by Bad Suns

This song reminds me of Ash Princess and the relationship between Theo and Soren.

I swallow all my fear, it’s clear to meThere’s no good in lies I want to believe

I know, you know, how bad we both need thisTrust me, we can put the past behind usMeet me at the place where love once found usBut no

You wear your love like revengeYou wear your love like revenge

Swallow all your fear and try to seeThere’s no good in lies you want to believeAm I happy, no, I’m just distracted

3. “Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant

Even though it’s not my favorite series, I do enjoy the heists and cons in the Six of Crows duology, and this song is definitely a MOOD for both books.

Oh there ain’t no rest for the wicked Money don’t grow on treesI got bills to pay, I got mouths to feedThere ain’t nothing in this world for freeOh no, I can’t slow down, I can’t hold backThough you know, I wish I couldOh no there ain’t no rest for the wickedUntil we close our eyes for good

Friends I’m Tagging!

If you’re tagged, I hope you enjoy! If you don’t want to work this into your schedule, no biggie. If you’re not tagged, and you want to join in, feel free! Just tag me if you use my picks so I can read your post and fall in love with your music!

About Me

I'm Devon. Southern California born and raised. Hermione is my spirit animal. Jace Herondale is my soul mate. Most times you can find me with my nose stuck in a book or screaming my lungs out at a concert.